Gunnar Palm
Swedish rally co-driver who won the Monte Carlo and Safari rallies.
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Gunnar Palm (born 25 February 1937, Kristinehamn) is a former Swedish rally co-driver. He is the brother of racer Torsten Palm and lives with Gunilla Nilars. Palm won the 1963 Monte Carlo Rally co-driving for Erik Carlsson in a Saab, which was the first professional rally the pair entered. He later claimed victory in the 1972 Safari Rally alongside Hannu Mikkola in a Ford Escort RS1600.
Palm also won the 1967 European Rally Championship with Bengt Söderström in a Lotus Cortina. After retiring from racing in 1973, he joined Ford's public relations department and by 1999 was director of Ford public relations in Sweden. He has also served as a Formula One color commentator for Sveriges Television (SVT). In 1996, Palm was awarded the Prince's Motor Medal by Princess Lilian.
Quick Facts
- Born
- 25 February 1937, Kristinehamn
- Role
- Rally co-driver
- Notable wins
- 1963 Monte Carlo Rally, 1972 Safari Rally
- Co-driver for
- Erik Carlsson
- Hannu Mikkola
- Rauno Aaltonen
- Ove Andersson
- Tony Fall
- Timo Mäk
- European rally championship win
- 1967 (with Bengt Söderström)
- Award
- Prince's Motor Medal (1996)
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- Wikipedia: Gunnar Palm (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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